The cobblestone roads shook up all the drinks I was carrying home on my bike ๐Ÿ˜ 

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[โ€“] 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I live in the Netherlands. Every year I see more and more American trucks on the road. The cancer is spreading.

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  • [โ€“] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We need a 500% tariff on US vehicles.

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  • 500% import duty is way too much.

    80% is enough.

    High one-time taxes are not a good idea.

    Rather dilute them into 8 seperate yearly taxes.

    A curb weight tax of 40% sounds reasonable. A fuel inefficiency penalty of 25% also sounds good.

    At least a 15% tax on anything shorter than 1 meter being invisible from the cabin is also very warranted.

    That's 3 of 8.

    Additionally, whenever a truck is involved in a crash treat it disfavourably. That should drive up insurance premiums.

    So with my 80/80 tax mix they'd actually pay 880% tax in the first 10 years of ownership with 3 basic taxes.

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